Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Saaremaa (Moonsund archipelago, Estonia)
List of families for Saaremaa
21 Families width 89 Species and 5 Subspecies
| Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae (Meyrick, 1895) | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae (Meyrick, 1890) | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Saaremaa
76 Genera with 89 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adscita Retzius, 1758 | Forester species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoda Haworth, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1965 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1767 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callioratis Felder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoptria Huebner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chersotis Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dypterygia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectoedemia Busck, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugnorisma Boursin, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1758 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxoa Hübner, 1761 | Coast dart | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lopinga Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lythria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1758 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1758 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mniotype Franclemont, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1766 | Yellow underwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parmelina Houlbert, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pharmacis Hübner, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philereme Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmataecia Newman, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phymatopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selidosema Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spaelotis Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stauropus Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sterrhopterix Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalpophila Hübner, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1766 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1813 | Swordgrass Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1777 | Burnet | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saaremaa
89 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abraxas (Calospilos) sylvata Scopoli, 1763 | Clouded Magpie | | Acronicta (Triaena) cuspis Hübner, 1813 | Large Dagger | | Acronicta (Viminia) auricoma Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Adscita (Adscita) statices Linnaeus, 1758 | Forester | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Amphipyra (Amphipyra) perflua Fabricius, 1787 | Larger Pale-tipped Black Moth | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766 | Dark Arches | | Apamea (Apamea) sublustris Esper, 1788 | Reddish Light Arches | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aplocera praeformata Hübner, 1826 | Purple Treble-bar | | Apoda limacodes Hufnagel, 1766 | Festoon | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Autographa bractea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Gold Spangle | | Autographa pulchrina Haworth, 1809 | Beautiful Golden Y | | Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965 | | | Biston strataria Hufnagel, 1767 | Oak Beauty | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Callioratis abraxas abraxas | | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Catoptria lythargyrella Hübner, 1796 | Yellow Grass-moth | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chersotis (Chersotis) cuprea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788 | Chestnut Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829 | | | Cosmia (Calymnia) trapezina Linnaeus, 1758 | Dun-bar | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dypterygia scabriuscula Linnaeus, 1758 | Bird's Wing | | Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) arcuatella Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Strawberry Pigmy | | Eugnorisma (Metagnorisma) depuncta Linnaeus, 1761 | Plain Clay | | Eulithis mellinata Fabricius, 1787 | Cankerworm | | Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce fritillary | | Eupsilia transversa Hufnagel, 1766 | Satellite | | Euxoa (Euxoa) nigricans Linnaeus, 1761 | Garden Dart | | Euxoa (Euxoa) tritici (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Euxoa nigrofusca Esper, 1788 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Eggar | | Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763 | Woodland Brown | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lygephila viciae Hübner, 1822 | | | Lythria purpuraria (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Lythria cruentaria Hufnagel, 1767 | | Macaria wauaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Currant webworm | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Fox Moth | | Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Lackey | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Mniotype satura Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Beautiful Arches | | Mythimna (Mythimna) impura Hübner, 1808 | Smoky Wainscot | | Mythimna (Mythimna) pallens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Wainscot | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Yellow Underwing | | Noctua orbona (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Oidaematophorus vafradactylus Svensson, 1966 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pharmacis fusconebulosa (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Korscheltellus fusconebulosus De Geer, 1778 | | Philereme vetulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Scallop | | Phragmataecia castaneae Hübner, 1790 | Reed Leopard | | Phymatopus hecta Linnaeus, 1758 | Gold Swift | | Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758 | December Eggar | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Scopula (Scopula) ornata Scopoli, 1763 | Lace Border | | Scythris asthena (Falkovitsh, 1972) | ⇒ Falkovitshella asthena Falkovitsh, 1972 | | Selidosema brunnearia de Villers, 1789 | Bordered Grey | | Spaelotis ravida Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Stout Dart | | Stauropus (Stauropus) fagi Linnaeus, 1758 | Lobster Moth | | Sterrhopterix fusca Haworth, 1809 | Brown Sweep | | Thalpophila matura Hufnagel, 1766 | Straw Underwing | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata Clerck, 1759 | Large Twin-spot Carpet | | Xestia (Megasema) triangulum Hufnagel, 1766 | Double Square-spot | | Xylena (Xylena) vetusta Hübner, 1813 | Red Sword-grass | | Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blood Drop Burnet | | Zygaena (Zygaena) lonicerae SCHEVEN, 1777 | Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Saaremaa
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